The Problem with Chickens - 2005
How the Ladies Stopped the Wind - 2007Winter Games - to be announced

"The team that made stars
of a group of Icelandic ladies in The Problem with Chickens
returns for another winning round."Publishers Weekly, Sept 2007How the Ladies
Stopped the WindHvernig konurnar
stöðvuðu blásturinn

October 4, 2008

At the conclusion of Gunnella's Art Residency in Siglufjörður, there was an exhibition in the residence that featured the paintings done during her month-long residency. It was a well attended event in this tiny fishing village in the north that holds so many fond childhood memories for Gunnella of visiting her grandmother, memories and inspiration for her art. Visit the Siglufjörður Art Residence web site HERE.

This painting was featured in The Problem with Chickens and another painting from How the Ladies Stopped the Wind appears inside accompanying an article by Bruce McMillan, Tales For Children Icelandic Style.

Þjóðmenningarhúsið

Gunnella Speaks
to a US Book Tour from
Salisbury University
at The Culture House
in Reykjavík

1)
the first Icelander to have a book selected as s a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; See the awards presentation photos2) The first Icelander to have a book selected by Publishers Weekly as a Best Illustrated Children's Book;

3) the first Icelander to receive starred reviews in both the prestigious US magazines School Library Journal and Publishers Weekly,

4) the first Icelander to have a book honored in the US with a Seal of Approval from the Parent's Choice Foundation.

5) the first Icelander to have a book selected for the Maine Humanites Council reading list.

Bruce McMillan of the U.S. has written an illustrated essay about the develpment of Gunnella's art and it's style:Gunnella and Her Art.

The Icelandic Forestry Association's Skógræktarritið 2008 cover features a painting of Gunnella's. This is the annual booklet from Skógræktarfélag Íslands, the Icelandic Forestry Association, the organization to encourage forestry in Iceland.

The Icelandic Forestry Association's Skógræktarritið 2006 cover features a painting from Gunnella's second book, How the Ladies Stopped the Wind. Coincidentally, her book explains why there are so few trees in the Icelandic countryside.